Gaston
NCHS fight nets arrests
Northampton County Sheriff Jack Smith said about 40 students engaged in fist fights here Monday afternoon at Northampton County High School, now located in Gaston.
Keith Hoggard, Author at The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
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Aulander’s Finest
Town salutes its employees
by Keith Hoggard, Thursday, October 27, 2016 9:54 am
Columns
Trickle down economics ruins middle class
Listening to National Public Radio on the way to work the other day, I heard a story about how the Chinese people are viewing our ...
by Keith Hoggard, Thursday, October 27, 2016 9:44 am
News
Missing girl found safe
Chief of Police J. Ruppe said a 12-year-old girl reported missing Sunday has been found safe. “She is not hurt at all,” said Ruppe.
by Keith Hoggard, Tuesday, October 25, 2016 10:21 am
Jackson
Pearce begins new career
Northampton County Manager Kimberly Turner introduced Nathan Pearce, the county’s new assistant county manager, to the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 17.
by Keith Hoggard, Tuesday, October 25, 2016 10:20 am
News
Pay It Forward
Lou Beasley donated property to the Town of Rich Square on Oct. 20 worth about $170,000. Beasley said the property once housed Beasley Oil offices. ...
by Keith Hoggard, Monday, October 24, 2016 10:19 am
Jackson
Public hearing slated prior to road closures
The Northampton County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to hold a public hearing regarding the closure of two state maintained roads near Pendleton. The property ...
by Keith Hoggard, Monday, October 24, 2016 10:18 am
News
Early voting opens
Early voting for the Nov. 8 General Election begins today (Thursday) throughout the Roanoke-Chowan region. Local Boards of Election were left scrambling in August to ...
by Keith Hoggard, Thursday, October 20, 2016 11:21 am
Cofield
DEQ leader tours Nucor
Dr. Donald R. van der Vaart, Secretary of the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), recently took a tour of Hertford County Nucor. He described ...
by Keith Hoggard, Thursday, October 20, 2016 11:21 am
Columns
Silencing the press undermines 1st Amendment
Trump complains every day the election is rigged against him. That doesn’t surprise me – he thinks if something isn’t going his way it must ...
by Keith Hoggard, Thursday, October 20, 2016 11:18 am
News
PNC will close Rich Square branch
The Rich Square Branch of PNC Bank will close its doors permanently at 3 p.m. next Friday, Oct. 21. Fred Solomon, the spokesman for PNC ...
by Keith Hoggard, Monday, October 17, 2016 10:03 am
Jackson
Vote by Nhampton Commissioners opens door for slaughterhouse
The Northampton County Board of Commissioners voted to amend the zoning ordinance at their latest meeting to allow slaughterhouses in Agricultural Residential (AR) zoning ...
by Keith Hoggard, Monday, October 17, 2016 10:01 am
Aulander
Right place, right time
A pair of Town of Aulander employees are being hailed as heroes by their supervisor and town officials. Late Saturday night, the two young ...
by Keith Hoggard, Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:10 pm
Columns
‘Talking Heads’ explain the obvious
Before Floyd in 1999 I didn’t worry so much about hurricanes. They came up the coast every now and then; and then they went away. ...
by Keith Hoggard, Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:04 pm
Gatesville
‘Yes’ vote encouraged
Gates County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Barry Williams addressed a Central Middle School audience last Thursday night in an effort to solicit support from county ...